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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 10 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 18 April 2013Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry655 applications · 225 places offered · 242 named it first
- 2026 2.9; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
- 2025 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
- 2024 2.9; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
- 2023 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
- 2022 2.8; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
- 2021 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 4.0
- 2020 3.0; Buckinghamshire median median 3.4
- 2019 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.3
- 2018 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.6
- 2017 3.0; Buckinghamshire median median 3.2
- 2016 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
- 2015 3.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9
- 2014 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9
- This school
- Buckinghamshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 225 | 655 | 2.9 | 242 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2025 | 224 | 609 | 2.7 | 220 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 233 | 672 | 2.9 | 257 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2023 | 230 | 610 | 2.7 | 223 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 217 | 596 | 2.8 | 239 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2021 | 225 | 689 | 3.1 | 166 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2020 | 225 | 672 | 3.0 | 245 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2019 | 222 | 685 | 3.1 | 272 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2018 | 224 | 698 | 3.1 | 261 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2017 | 215 | 650 | 3.0 | 259 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2016 | 220 | 675 | 3.1 | 255 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2015 | 195 | 669 | 3.4 | 256 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2014 | 201 | 622 | 3.1 | 233 | 1.16 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 246 | 49.2 | 49% | 70% | – |
| 2024/25 | 231 | 47.9 | 48% | 70% | – |
| 2023/24 | 230 | 46.4 | 43% | 68% | −0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 231 | 45.3 | 37% | 68% | +0.08 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Great Marlow SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.9applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · BuckinghamshireOutstanding20244.9applications per place 76.7Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.1 km · BuckinghamshireRemains Good20243.1applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · BuckinghamshireOutstanding20224.7applications per place 73.1Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.1 km · BuckinghamshireGood20221.6applications per place 33.9Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · Buckinghamshire20264.0applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · BuckinghamshireOutstanding20243.8applications per place 74.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 5.2 km · Windsor and Maidenhead20264.1applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
- 6.1 km · BuckinghamshireSome aspects not as strong20242.7applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136964 · 825/5409
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,180 pupils · 1,395 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Great Marlow School (URN 110535)
- Address
- Bobmore Lane, Marlow, SL7 1JE
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources